Boeing plans to invest heavily in automation to tackle its huge backlog of commercial jetliners.

For the past year, the European Space Agency, in conjunction with London-based architectural firm Foster+Partners, has been performing tests to see if a Moon base can be 3D printed with local soil, rather than traditional thermoplastic. They call the soil "regolith."

Given the global marketplace, shouldn't manufacturing and test equipment be equipped with user-friendly controls with different language options?

Will the aerospace industry continue to soar? Or is there turbulence ahead? Share your thoughts.

A couple weeks ago, I took part in the second annual Manufacturing Day, visiting a contract manufacturer of components and a cutting tools supplier.